Hey everyone, I've noticed a charge on my AWS bill under the VPC section for **$0.005 per idle public IPv4 address per hour**. I'm trying to figure out how to track which public IP address is causing this charge, as I want to avoid any unnecessary costs. Can anyone share how I can identify the specific IP that's racking up these charges? Thanks for your help!
2 Answers
That charge is typically for an Elastic IP (EIP). Make sure you check if you have any associated EIPs that might not be linked to instances because they still incur charges even when the instance isn't running.
You can use the AWS Console to disassociate an EIP. Just go to "Elastic IPs" under the EC2 dashboard, select the IP you want to manage, and disassociate it. Just remember that if you do not release it, you will continue to be charged for the EIP itself.
But won't it still cost you until you completely release that EIP?